The Deep End is Gov't Mule's tribute to their late bassist, Allen
Woody. The two-volume affair is by the remaining band members, Haynes and
Abts, with each track recorded with one of Woody's favourite bass players,
including Jack Bruce of Cream and Trevor Rabin's Wolf;
Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band; Jack Casady of Hot Tuna; Les
Claypool of Primus; Bootsy Collins of P-Funk; Billy Cox of Jimi Hendrix's
Band of Gypsies; John Entwistle of The Who; Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers;
Roger Glover of Deep Purple; Mike Gordon of Phish; Larry Graham of Sly
& the Family Stone; Alphonso Johnson of Weather Report and Santana;
Stefan Lessard of the Dave Matthews Band; Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead; George
Porter Jr. of Funky Meters; Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power; Dave Schools
of Widespread Panic; Mike Watt of Minutemen; Willie Weeks of Aretha Franklin
and George Harrison; Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin & Wood. It was originally
released as two separate volumes (with the 'Hidden Treasures' bonus disc
included with Vol. 2). Mike Gordon made a feature-length documentary
about the making of the album entitled "Rising Low". (HP, 6 Apr 03)